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Originally posted by David_Hayward
No, thanks...the order would have been 1941 or perhaps 1942 US Fords. Was the Jailbar the '41 style?? If so then that's the sort of truck that the RAF would have had thanks very much indeed!
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David, the Jailbar Ford was a 1942 model, production of which started in 1941. Another Ford 3-tonner I can think of is the FC60L, similar to the
CC60L, a type which was used extensively in the North African campaign.
Re-reading the section on the The Kufra Convoys at
http://www.fjexpeditions.com/ , that Ford must be one of 41 Ford 30 cwts used by the Sudan Defence Force running the Halfa-Kufra route, reportedly one of the greatest logistical feats of WWII.
H.
